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Tamron 70-200 on K-1 (either version)

Started Jul 28, 2020 | Questions thread
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Re: Tamron 70-200 on K-1 (either version)

il_alexk wrote:

I'm still using the Tammy 70-200 on my K5IIs. AF was inconsistent for the first couple of years, AF calibration didn't help much, I decided to send it for servicing to the Tamron main dealer in UK. The lens now is super sharp with quite snappy and accurate AF.

Well I had not considered that it might be a repairable problem. The one knock on that lens is that it hunts when focusing, so I just always assumed it was a design flaw of some sort. I do frequently get great images from it, but I just never know if that will be the case or if it's going to take a few seconds to lock focus (and thus, miss the action shot). I'll have to check, but I think I may still be in the 6-year warranty period. Maybe I'll give that a try and see if Tamron service can make it more reliable.

Not for exactly the combo to keep up with fast kids running towards you, but is well within Pentax AF performance expectations.

Yeah, I initially purchased it for baseball several years ago when I was asked to shoot the teams in our local Little League. And since baseball action is much more predictable and not quite as fast as football, it performed beautifully for that purpose. Then when I started shooting football and other sports, the sluggish AF became more of an issue. It's still usable, for sure, but if I can improve it then I'd like to do so.

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